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Practice test

A. Phonetics

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word whose underlined part differs from
the other three in pronunciation in each of the following questions.

1. A. admired B. relied C. achieved D. minded

2. A. lonely B. cope C. involve D. home

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the word that differs from the rest in the
position of the primary stress in each of the following questions.
3. A. viewpoint B. impose C. suffer D. mutual
4. A. financial B. delicious C. decisive D. confident

B. Grammar + Vocabulary

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.

5. A recurring knee injury may have ________ his chances of winning the tournament.
A. impairment B. imparing C. impaired D. impairable
6. Don't be afraid to ________ the initiative and say what you think.
A. get B. make C. have D. take
7. I'm determined ________ this piece of work finished today.
A. getting B. being gotten C. to get D. to be gotten
8. They all made the same comment, quite independent ________ each other.
A. on B. of C. from D. with
9. Johnathan was very satisfied with his ________ smartphone.
A. fashionable new Japanese B. new fashionable Japanese
C. Japanese new fashionable D. fashionable Japanese new
10. It was ________ who paved the way for my success in technological field.
A. them B. their C. theirs D. they
11. There is no excuse for your late submission! You ________ the report by last Friday.
A. should have finished B. mightn't have finished
C. must have finished D. needn't have finished
12. She is going to have a date with a man ________ before.
A. that have never met B. she has never met
C. whom she never meet D. whom she has never met him
13. After it ________ dry for two months, it rained heavily last night
A. has been B. had been C. would be D. was
14. The spaghetti sauce tasted ________ . Everybody liked it.
A. delicious B. delicate C. deliciousness D. deliciously
15. The view is great, ________ ?
A. isn’t it B. was it C. doesn’t it D. did it
16. Mark hopes ________ a small part in the school play.
A. to get B. getting C. get D. got
17. If I ________ just one year younger, I would be eligible for the scholarship.
A. am B. will be C. would be D. were
18. His health has improved a lot since he ________ doing regular exercise.
A. starts B. started C. has started D. had started
19. Parents shouldn’t use physical punishment ________ it negatively influences children’s development.
A. because of B. although C. because D. in spite of
20. We’ll send you an email of confirmation ________ .
A. after we had made our final decision
B. before we made our final decision
C. while we were making our final decision
D. as soon as we have made our final decision
21. You should book ________ advance because the restaurant is very popular in the area.
A. on B. by C. with D. in
22. Tommy is on the way to his friend’s birthday party, carrying a gift box ________ in colourful paper.
A. were nicely wrapped B. having wrapped nicely
C. nicely wrapped D. nicely wrapping
23. Many twelfth graders find it hard to ________ what university to apply to.
A. decide B. decision C. decisive D. decisively

C. Vocabulary and collocations

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the following
questions.
24. He is disappointed at not winning the competition, but he will soon ________ it.
A. take after B. get over C. look after D. go over
25. The government has ________ every effort to stop the rapid spread of co VID-19.
A. done B. made C. created D. brought
26. Making chicken soup is not difficult; it’s just a matter of following the ________ .
A. ingredients B. design C. spices D. recipe
27. After his miraculous recovery from the stroke, the man spent the ________ of his life travelling and
doing charity work.
A. remainder B. abundance C. legacy D. excess
28. Despite our careful planning, the whole surprise party was a ________ of accidents.
A. volume B. verse C. chapter D. page
29. How ________ is the customer about the range, quality and cost of the products on offer?
A. ill-prepared B. self-reliant C. well-informed D. opened-minded
30. She's just broken ________ her boyfriend. She is very sad now.
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A. off with B. down on C. up to D. up with

D. Synonym/antonym

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words. CLOSEST in meaning to the
underlined words. in each of the following questions.

31. He had been lied to and stabbed in the back by people that he thought were his friends.
A. avoided B. betrayed C. backed up D. supported
32. She knew it was dangerous to visit him except at night, but she set out regardless of the risk.
A. in regard to B. in spite of C. by means of D. because of
33. Laura handled the vase with great care for fear of breaking it.
A. strength B. comfort C. success D. attention
34. It is considered wise to keep silent when one is angry because saying anything then may make matters
worse.
A. sensible B. generous C. modest D. careless

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the words. OPPOSITE in meaning to the
underlined words. in each of the following questions.
35. Tickets for the AFF Final Match between Vietnam and Malaysia were like gold dust. My friends had to
wait from early morning to very late afternoon for only one.
A. difficult to get B. as precious as gold C. as worthless as dust D. easy to buy
36. There's absolutely no coordination between the different groups - nobody knows what anyone else is
doing.
A. separation B. collaboration C. solidarity D. dependence
37. When Josh was promoted to the position of marketing director, he had to shoulder more
responsibilities.
A. receive B. prevent C. avoid D. carry
38. The athlete’s bitter defeat in the match dealt a blow to his hopes of defending his title at the
championship.
A. destroyed B. raised C. expressed D. weakened

E. Conversational language

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the most suitable response to complete each
of the following exchanges.

39. Nancy and Jackson are talking about Nancy’s English studying.
- Nancy: “I'm terrible at English and I think I should do something about it.”
- Jackson: “ ______________”
A. I think you should try this website. It’s really useful. B. Sure, let’s do it.
C. Never mind. Better job next time. D. Yes, you should be
40. Mrs. Peterson: “I just love your house. It is very big and beautiful.”
- Mr. Morris: “ ______________”
A. It’s very kind of you to say that. Thank you. B. Thanks! I’ll be there.
C. Are you kidding me? It’s very expensive. D. Really? I don’t think so.

F. Error correction

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to show the underlined part that needs correction in
each of the following questions.

41. Lone parents have to be self-reliance, resilient and inventive.

42. It took us all day driving home because of the heavy rain.
43. The cost of the project have increased significantly since it began.
44. Maths were one of his favourite subjects when he was at primary school.
45. Daisy enjoys going shopping, playing sports, and to hang out with friends in her free time.
46. It was inconsiderable of him not to call home and let his parents know he wouldn’t come back until the
next day.

G. Sentence

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that best combines each pair of
sentences in the following questions.
47. Kate completed her higher education. She then decided to travel the world before getting a job.
A. Without completing her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job.
B. Given that Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job, she completed her higher education.
C. Having completed her higher education, Kate decided to travel the world before getting a job.
D. Kate had scarcely travelled the world before getting a job when she completed her higher education.
48. Jack was very hungry. He refused the load of bread we offered.
A. Jack didn’t refuse the load of bread we offered though he was very hungry.
B. Jack refused the load of bread we offered because he wasn’t very hungry.
C. Jack wasn’t very hungry; therefore, he didn’t refuse the load of bread we offered.
D. Jack was very hungry; however, he refused the load of bread we offered.
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to
each of the following questions.
49. “I didn’t break the antique vase.” said the boy.
A. The child denied having broken the antique vase.
B. The child wished he didn’t break the antique vase.
C. The child regretted not breaking the antique vase.
D. The child refused to have broken the antique vase.
50. It’s a long time since we last went to the cinema.
A. We weren’t to the cinema a long time ago. B. We don’t go to the cinema as we used to.
C. We haven’t been to the cinema for a long time. D. We wish we went to the cinema now.
51. Police say that an electric fault caused the fire in the factory.
A. It is said to have caused the fire in the factory by an electric fault.
B. The fire in the factory is said to be caused by an electric fault.
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C. It was said that an electric fault caused the fire in the factory.
D. An electronic fault is said to have caused the fire in the factory.

H. Cloze test

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct
word or phrase that best fits each of the numbered blanks.

Text 1
Mother Teresa was one of the most influential personalities of the twentieth century. However, her
life was neither easy nor glamorous. She was born in Skoje, Macedonia in 1910. At the age of 18 she left
her home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. She
went to India (1)_______ a missionary. She became a teacher of English in a secondary school. The
school was in a nice area but there were slums nearby. Conditions there were absolutely terrible. She was
horrified by (2)_______ she saw. She insisted on leaving her comfortable convent and going to live among
the poor. At first her superiors tried to discourage her from leaving the convent but in the end they agreed
to (3)_______ her go. Soon other people heard about her work and came to help her. (4)_______ she had
no money herself, she succeeded in building shelters for the dying and schools for the poor. By the 1990s,
she (5)_______ famous and she was eventually given the Nobel Prize for her service to the poor. Mother
Teresa died on September 5th, 1997.
1. A. to B. from C. like D. as
2. A. what B. where C. which D. that
3. A. permit B. let C. allow D. encourage
4. A. After B. Although C. Because D. If
5. A. had become B. became C. was becoming D. has become

Text 2
Ecotourism
The primary aim of ecotourism is to educate the traveller and bring him or her closer to nature.
Participants are given the chance to visit parts of the world (1) ________ are untouched by human
intervention and to engage in conservation work and various other kinds of environmental projects.
Visitors benefit by gaining an appreciation of natural habitats and an (2) ________ into the impact
of human beings on the environment. Local communities gain financially but also in (3) ________ ..ways,
since not only monuments but other buildings as well, such as bridges or windmills, are restored in order to
attract more visitors. (4) ________ , there are also disadvantages to this type of tourism. There have been
cases in which tourism has been allowed to develop with no control or limits. As a result, (5) ________
cultures have been affected or even threatened by foreign lifestyles. Many people today support that our
approach to the development of ecotourism has to be reconsidered. It is essential that this type of tourism
be environmentally, socially, and culturally friendly.
1. A. who B. that C. when D. why
2. A. advent B. intent C. access D. insight
3. A. other B. another C. every D. one
4. A. Although B. Therefore C. However D. Moreover
5. A. primary B. peculiar C. indigenous D. exotic

Read the passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to
each of the questions.

Reading 1
A large number of inventions require years of arduous research and development before they are
perfected. For instance, Thomas Edison had to make more than 1,000 attempts to invent the incandescent
light bulb before he succeeded in the end. History is replete with numerous other examples of people
trying, yet failing to make inventions before they eventually succeeded. Yet some inventions have come
about not through hard work but simply by accident. In most cases, when someone unintentionally invented
something, the inventor was attempting to create something else. For example, in the 1930s, chemist Roy
Plunkett was attempting to make a new substance that could be used to refrigerate items. He mixed some
chemicals together. Then, he put them into a pressurized container and cooled the mixture. By the time his
experiment was complete, he had a new invention. It was not a new substance that could be used for
refrigeration though. Instead, he had invented Teflon, which is today most commonly used to make
nonstick pots and pans. Similarly, decades earlier, John Pemberton was a pharmacist in Atlanta, Georgia.
He was attempting to create a tonic that people could use whenever they had headaches. While he was not
successful in that endeavor, he managed to invent Coca - Cola, the world – famous carbonated soft drink.
Scientists have also made crucial discoveries by accident when they were conducting experiments.
In 1928, Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, an antibiotic, in this manner. He discovered some mold
growing in a dish with some bacteria. He noticed that the bacteria seemed to be avoiding the mold. When
he investigated further, he determined some of the many useful properties of penicillin, which has saved
millions of lives over the past few decades. Likewise, in 1946, scientist Percy Spencer was conducting an
experiment with microwaves. He had a candy bar in his pocket, and he noticed that it suddenly melted. He
investigated and learned the reason why that had happened. Soon afterward, he built a device that could
utilize microwaves to heat food: the microwave oven.
1. In paragraph 1, the word “eventually” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. finally B. continually C. constantly D. hardly
2. In paragraph 2, the word “endeavor” is closest in meaning to _________.
A. dream B. research C. attempt D. request
3. What does the author say about Teflon?
A. It was created many years before Coca-Cola. B. People first used it as a refrigeration
device.
C. It is used for kitchenware nowadays. D. The man who made it was a pharmacist.
4. Who was John Pemberton?
A. The creator of Coca-Cola B. The inventor of the microwave
C. The person who made Teflon D. The man who discovered penicillin
5. The author uses Alexander Fleming as an example of _________.
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A. someone who became a millionaire from his invention

B. a person who made an accidental scientific discovery
C. a man who dedicated his life to medical science
D. one of the most famous inventors in history
6. What does the author imply about penicillin?
A. It is an invaluable medical supply. B. Doctors seldom use it nowadays.
C. Mold combines with bacteria to make it. D. Some people are not affected by it.
7. Which title best summarizes the main idea of the passage?
A. You Don't Always Get What You Want B. History's Most Important Invention
C. How to Become a Great Inventor D. Accidental Inventions and Discoveries

Reading 2
Foot-racing is a popular activity in the United States. It is seen not only as a competitive sport but
also as a way to exercise, to enjoy the camaraderie of like-minded people, and to donate money to a
good cause. Though serious runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers
might not train at all. Those not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time or simply to
enjoy the fun and exercise. People of all ages, from those of less than one year (who may be pushed in
strollers) to those in their eighties, enter into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college
campuses, through parks, and in suburban areas, and they are commonly 5 to 10 kilometers in length.
The largest footrace in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers race that is held in San
Francisco every spring. This race begins on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on
the west side at the Pacific Ocean. There may be 80,000 or more people running in this race through the
streets and hills of San Francisco. In the front are the serious runners who compete to win and who might
finish in as little as 34 minutes. Behind them are the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back
of the race are those who dress in costumes and come just for fun. One year there was a group of men
who dressed like Elvis Presley, and another group consisted of firefighters who were tied together in a long
line and who were carrying a fire-hose. There was even a bridal party, in which the bride was dressed in a
long white gown and the groom wore a tuxedo. The bride and groom threw flowers to bystanders, and
they were actually married at some point along the route.
1. The word "camaraderie" could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. jokes B. games C. companionship D. views
2. The phrase "to a good cause" could be best replaced by which of the following?
A. to protect a wise investment B. to reward the winner
C. for a good purpose D. for an award
3. Which of the following is NOT implied by the author?
A. Running is a good way to strengthen the heart.
B. Walkers can compete for prizes.
C. Entering a race is a way to give support to an organization.
D. Footraces appeal to a variety of people.
4. In what lines does the author give reasons for why people enter footraces?
A. The largest …….. 34 minutes. B. Footracing …….. and exercise.
C. People of all ages …….. in length. D. Behind them ……..a firehose.
5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this passage?
A. Some runners were participating in a wedding. B. Some runners looked like Elvis Presley.
C. Some runners were serious about winning. D. Some runners were ready to put out a fire.
6. A "bystander" refers to which of the following?
A. a participant B. a spectator C. a walker D. a judge
7. Which of the following best describes the organization of this passage?
A. cause and result B. specific to general
C. statement and example D. chronological order
8. The main purpose of this passage is to ______ .
A. describe a popular activity B. give reasons for the popularity of footraces
C. encourage people to exercise D. make fun of runners in costume